My favorite thing to do when stuck in the house.

Lewkat said:
Wow Gaer, we'll have to get the states and cities to hire you to replace all those statues that have been torn down. Magnificent art.
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I wish I could! I'm HORRIFIED at the desecration of our history.
 

Gaer said:
I'm not fishing for compliments. Sculpting is my favorite activity (since I don't have a man, haha!) If we are to stay away from socializing, why not do something creative? Painting? Needlepoint? For me, a blank canvas or a lump of clay and I'm in Heaven! Thought I'd show you some of my work to be bronzed, to motivate you to do your OWN creative pursuits!
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I am highly impressed @Gaer
 

Liberty said:
Gaer, do you sell the bronzes at art galleries?
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Sometimes. Right now they are only in my own gallery "Whiskey Jack's Gallery" but I haven't approached any galleries this year.
hahaha! Just writing this entire year off! I'm just getting back into bronze sculpting.
 
There are some extremely talented people on this forum. What I did as a business in Interior Design is considered creativity, but what I did was put things together to make a space look good for a client. That is totally different in my opinion than what you all are creating here from a blob of clay or a blank slate. You all may say it is sort of the same, but I don't know.
 
Trippy Hippie said:
There are some extremely talented people on this forum. What I did as a business in Interior Design is considered creativity, but what I did was put things together to make a space look good for a client. That is totally different in my opinion than what you all are creating here from a blob of clay or a blank slate. You all may say it is sort of the same, but I don't know.
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I would love to have someone like you come and redo my apartment. Space and looks make someone more comfortable. Like my friend says ."it needs a woman's touch"
 
Camper6 said:
I would love to have someone like you come and redo my apartment. Space and looks make someone more comfortable. Like my friend says ."it needs a woman's touch"
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Is it a full redo or are you talking about just blinds/curtains? I am also in retirement now and quite a distance away, but I imagine there are many good Interior Designers in your area.
 
Trippy Hippie said:
There are some extremely talented people on this forum. What I did as a business in Interior Design is considered creativity, but what I did was put things together to make a space look good for a client. That is totally different in my opinion than what you all are creating here from a blob of clay or a blank slate. You all may say it is sort of the same, but I don't know.
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Hi! I also worked in an interior design firm. Creativity takes many forms. I think everything you do in life is art; the way you live, cook, the way you dress,the way you feel, the way you enhance anything, if it be a lump of clay or an open space. Life is art.
 
Gaer said:
Hi! I also worked in an interior design firm. Creativity takes many forms. I think everything you do in life is art; the way you live, cook, the way you dress,the way you feel, the way you enhance anything, if it be a lump of clay or an open space. Life is art.
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You philosophy is brilliant. I love it. Art can be seen in a different way from every individual. That is why to some people one piece of Art may not be to their liking, but to another it might be fantastic. In my profession and yours as well we had to really find what worked for those clients because it was different for each one of them. Things also didn't work well in certain lighted situations. It was a crazy profession to be in that is for sure. Once I got older and I stepped away more from the design side of things and was more into the business part of my business, I really missed the creative part of it all.
 
Trippy Hippie said:
Is it a full redo or are you talking about just blinds/curtains? I am also in retirement now and quite a distance away, but I imagine there are many good Interior Designers in your area.
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I miss my wife who was good at that sort of thing. I have kept a bit of the decor we had when we had a house. I have moved into an apartment. Blinds curtains I can handle myself. I bought a sewing machine and know how to size curtains to the windows. But it's that general thing that I can't really describe when I walk into a friends home and see all the nice touches.

Even a step away from Landlord White on the walls with a coat of paint can do wonders.
 
Camper6 said:
I miss my wife who was good at that sort of thing. I have kept a bit of the decor we had when we had a house. I have moved into an apartment. Blinds curtains I can handle myself. I bought a sewing machine and know how to size curtains to the windows. But it's that general thing that I can't really describe when I walk into a friends home and see all the nice touches.
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So is you apartment carpeted or hardwood floors? Does your apartment have natural light or artificial light? What I mean by that is during the day can you like open up a big window and light your main room with natural light or is there built in artificial lights? Things such as a couch, love seat, throw rugs if hardwood flooring, end tables, is something I as a designer would have to see in person the room and space and other surrounding pieces in the room such as pictures, plants, and other wall hangings. Also the shape of the room comes into play and what room connects to the main living space. There is a lot to discuss with an Interior Designer before anything is even done really.
 
Trippy Hippie said:
So is you apartment carpeted or hardwood floors? Does your apartment have natural light or artificial light? What I mean by that is during the day can you like open up a big window and light your main room with natural light or is there built in artificial lights? Things such as a couch, love seat, throw rugs if hardwood flooring, end tables, is something I as a designer would have to see in person the room and space and other surrounding pieces in the room such as pictures, plants, and other wall hangings. Also the shape of the room comes into play and what room connects to the main living space. There is a lot to discuss with an Interior Designer before anything is even done really.
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I will contact an Interior Designer but right now they don't like going out on house calls.

I'm getting a new ceiling fan installed. I let the electrician pick it out since they own the building and it will remain when I leave. I hope it's not one of those fancy Victorian looking things.

I have southern exposure and I do let natural light in as much as possible. The floor has rugs. A dull grey. I covered it with a bright colored rug.
 
Camper6 said:
I will contact an Interior Designer but right now they don't like going out on house calls.

I'm getting a new ceiling fan installed. I let the electrician pick it out since they own the building and it will remain when I leave. I hope it's not one of those fancy Victorian looking things.

I have southern exposure and I do let natural light in as much as possible. The floor has rugs. A dull grey. I covered it with a bright colored rug.
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I can fully understand that a designer would not want to come in at this time. The women that I have handed my business over to that has been a designer for decades and has worked for me for many years does not do in house calls as well. She is currently still setting up contracts through phone calls, but things are delayed at this time. Once all this mess is over with you place will be in good hands.
 
Trippy Hippie said:
I can fully understand that a designer would not want to come in at this time. The women that I have handed my business over to that has been a designer for decades and has worked for me for many years does not do in house calls as well. She is currently still setting up contracts through phone calls, but things are delayed at this time. Once all this mess is over with you place will be in good hands.
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Certainly something to look forward to and that helps the situation.
 
Gaer said:
I'm not fishing for compliments. Sculpting is my favorite activity (since I don't have a man, haha!) If we are to stay away from socializing, why not do something creative? Painting? Needlepoint? For me, a blank canvas or a lump of clay and I'm in Heaven! Thought I'd show you some of my work to be bronzed, to motivate you to do your OWN creative pursuits!
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Gaer,your talent amazes me. Your work is remarkable !
 
OneEyedDiva said:
@Em in Ohio You replied to my post with "Duh - I didn't know you were a performer - BIG APPLAUSE! I was told repeatedly that I couldn't carry a tune in a bucket, so I am really impressed!" and I responded but it shows that "Empty said" (not Em in Ohio said) so I don't know if you saw that I responded to you. I even checked to see if you had changed your screen name. :unsure: Here's my original reply:
"Thank you.....I don't perform...too nervous for that plus my ADD causes me to get distracted easily. I used to play for the church, had the choir sounding really good but I didn't like it. Since I do have an album out there, guess I can be called a recording artist. I consider myself a composer/arranger/producer." I remembered since that reply that I've turned down offers to perform...one from a well known Jazz saxophonist from Italy who I connected with via one of the networking sites for recording artists. We admired each other's music. I also just released three singles.
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Hi! Sorry, I didn't see the post. But, yes, obviously you are an artist, whether singing, composing, arranging, or producing! Your ADD is an added challenge, but also probably what drives you to expand your repertoire of talents. As to the name change, it did indeed happen. The 'empty' was a result of my lack of patience when my user name got rejected three times. I'm not empty at all - I'm quite full of all sorts of #!%!
 
My favorite thing to do when stuck in the house.

Oh yes!!
Without doubt!!
Working on my 'Time Travelling Machine' is not just my hobby, but is now an obsession.
As soon as I iron out the glitches in the 'time co-ordinates selector', I'll set about visiting all the lovely ladies hereabouts when they were about 17.

Hmmm......now won't that be interesting? šŸ˜Š
 
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Gaer said:
Well, actually, i do have a serious question about sculptures. How many of you are opposed to nudity in sculptures? I sculpt a lot of nudes but some people are abhored by them and tell me to put clothes on them. I see nothing wrong with the human body, (looking at it artistically). I have no one to ask except you folks. Please tell me what you honestly think about nudity in art. Here's a few:
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I am sorry for anyone that has that narrow a view. After viewing Michelangelo's David, the nudes in Frogner Park, Reuben's nudes, even live nudes at the Pagent of the Masters. I see nothing wrong.
From Wikipedia: The nude figure is a tradition in Western art, and has been used to express ideals of male and female beauty and other human qualities.
 
bowmore said:
I am sorry for anyone that has that narrow a view. After viewing Michelangelo's David, the nudes in Frogner Park, Reuben's nudes, even live nudes at the Pagent of the Masters. I see nothing wrong.
From Wikipedia: The nude figure is a tradition in Western art, and has been used to express ideals of male and female beauty and other human qualities.
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Thanks, It's not the nudity I want to show. There are muscles,veins, shapes,indentations of the human body that I want to capture. In my eye, the sculpture is finished, but people say "Arn't you going to put clothes on him or her?" I have decided to go with my own judgements. (an artist's conception). Thank you for your perspective! It's most appreciated!
 

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